Teen charged with snowball assault

Updated 11:34 pm, Wednesday, February 5, 2014

BRIDGEPORT -- A 15-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday after he beaned a high school teacher in the head with a snowball, police said.

The boy, whose name was not released because of his age, was charged with third-degree assault and criminal trespass. He was turned over to a relative pending a hearing in state juvenile court.

The boy had previously been barred from entering Central High School, said police spokesman Bill Kaempffer. However, shortly after 10 a.m., he entered school property and threw a snowball, which hit a female teacher in the head, Kaempffer said.

Kaempffer said the boy fled, but returned to the school later and was detained by staff until police arrived. The teacher was not seriously injured, Kaempffer said.